Pictures: A Mother's Loss to Gang Violence

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Joel Rashko Sr. and Dawn Rashko view their son Joel Rashko Jr.'s body before the start of his funeral.Joel Rashko, 24, was shot in the head while watching a baseball game in a park in Queens New York on May 10.

Joel Rashko Sr. and Dawn Rashko view their son Joel Rashko Jr.'s body before the start of his funeral.Joel Rashko, 24, was shot in the head while watching a baseball game in a park in Queens New York on May 10. (Joe Fudge / Daily Press)

Friends and family lend support support to Dawn at the Funeral home as she grievies the death of her son who had ties to the "Bloods" street gang. Joel Rashko, 24, was shot in the head while watching a baseball game in a park in Queens New York on May 10.

Friends and family lend support support to Dawn at the Funeral home as she grievies the death of her son who had ties to the "Bloods" street gang. Joel Rashko, 24, was shot in the head while watching a baseball game in a park in Queens New York on May 10. (Joe Fudge / Daily Press)

Dawn Rashko is grieving the death of her son who had ties to the "Bloods" street gang. Joel Rashko, 24, was shot in the head while watching a basketball game in a park Queens, N.Y., on May 10. Rashko and his brother Julien, 23, are affiliated with the "Bloods" street gang in Newport News. Friends and family are giving support to Dawn at a local funeral home.